This needs to be in the Library of Congress. It's a national treasure.

Never forgot this 📺 TV gem special from 1974. Duke Ellington we love you madly. Priceless.

The best. Each artist so different and yet so powerful together. Aretha, showing the world what it is to be Aretha Franklin, a whole new stratosphere to be discovered. Roberta Flack bringing us back to earth with her raw (under-appreciated) talent. Sarah Vaughan, already divine, showing these children how easy it is when you have been given Grace. Sarah's voice is clearly distinguishable throughout in its purity and strength, but notice how she wisely lets the other ladies take the culminate chorus on their own, and dips her head to bow out to their voices. Class. She didn't need to steal the show. Peggy drops in to show everyone that the definition of cool need not be obtained by reaching for the rafters. Greatness abounds and this is a historic capture of these legends!

I'm speechless. Sarah has always been one of my favorites. What a quartet. Didn't know this existed.

The person who put these women together is a genius!

Can you imagine just being there and seeing this live? :)

Now this here is talent. Everyone of these flawless ladies brought their own style to this performance and each one of them were FIERCE.

Sarah Vaughan makes child's play of this song.

Aretha is the saxophone of the group, Roberta is the flute, sarah is the beautiful string section and muted trumpet, and Peggy is the clarinet all are a beautiful symphony put together to make Awesome music

Y'know, for a bunch of soloists, they harmonize very nicely!

Ahhhhhhh, Mercy, Laudy, Jesus, just can't take all this divine talent, beauty and greatness on one stage.....

Stumbled upon this priceless jewel roaming the site for Sarah Vaughan uploads. This performance is sheer magnificence. The absolute cream of the crop.

Aretha’s musicality is out of this world. She can do no wrong

Sarah Vaughn is a Goddess.

Roberta is still with us thankfully - bless them all

This is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes. Any fool that says they're not impressed by the entire performance doesn't know anything about soulful singing and never will.

The way Sarah Vaughan worked that line, "My poor heart is sentimental". That stole the show for me, and that's what Sarah does best. Plus I've never actually seen Aretha give props to another female singer the way she did for Sarah then. I think she knew she was in good company. What a beautiful blend, all the ladies smashed, while showcasing their talents.

Aretha's silhouette at the beginning sends chills up my spine!!!

they're doing it like it's nothing, how can such beautiful voices even exist

That "white girl" was one of Duke Ellingtons favourite singers . He called Peggy Lee "The Queen" and they co wrote several songs .

I have music from them all. Sarah Vaughan got my attention in 1959 with Broken Hearted Melody when I was 15 years old and when I started to explore her music it lead me into jazz. Roberto Flack I saw in concert many years ago with my last wife. At her service I requested that they play "The First Time That I Saw Your Face ", one of my favourite love songs. Have been a fan from when she released "Fever" such a sexy voice. Aretha Franklin was and is one of my favourite singers of all time. What an experience and joy to the ear to hear those 4 voices together. So very glad that I discovered this.

These ladies blend so beautifully! We are so fortunate to be able experience their magic

About a billion dollars in talent and record sales in 1 place. Cant imagine what a whole show with these talents would have been like. Thanks for sharing.

How cool! THIS was 'Divas Live', years before 'Divas Live'! LOL!

Aretha looks absolutely AMAzing here!!! The Queen of Everything!!

Sarah owned this performance.

Peggy holds her own with three sisters. ..

This is proof that all of these women grew up singing in choirs. They are all born singers. They can sing with others or by themselves. They're singers. 🙏🏼😊

4 vocal institutions. .. EPIC!!

Sarah !!!! It's like she schooled , nurtured. lead and then followed all in one performance. This was beautiful.

Every single one of them is musical royalty--yet they know the power of singing softly together in harmony, and the utter magic that can create. How rare, indeed!

My first time seeing this. Unbelievable! A singers Hall Of Fame.

3:27 to 3:40 has to be the most amazing sound i have ever heard... old sassy sounds effortless and even peggy lee gives it a little belt, which is unusual for her usual style. just wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who said Aretha can't blend?? This is ROCKING!!

I just had to say it one more time - OH MY! Good grief this is beautiful! They blend together effortlessly. I'm in awe.

I LOVE all these women individually, and they did a quarter! Wow, I can't believe it!❤❤❤❤

All so beautiful, gracious, and no out-diva-ing each other but a total harmonious performance! Befitting a standing ovation at the end!

Sarah got this hooty , dark powerful voice I’m so much in love with it .... they are all perfect

I remember when this was first uploaded in KZfaq. I was still based in the UK.

sarah is amazing

i become lost in love when i hear Sarah voice.

Utterly amazing. A once in a lifetime moment when all the stars align.

What a treasure. Thanks for sharing!

A piece of music history, all loved singers saluting The Duke. Duke called Peggy 'The Queen '. Enough said.

having that much talent on one stage is downright dangerous, like the earth could be thrown out of its orbit

Peggy Lee's voice is so warm and sweet! Omg! Sarah is simply divine, Roberta so lovely and Aretha so energetic! This wonderful collab performance made me smile.

What an exquisite joy to see and hear these four brilliant artists together!

Amazing to see that much REAL talent sharing the same stage. There's no "auto-tune" for these greats!

Total artistry of allowance and NO Competition! Just BEAUTIFUL blend of togetherness! 💖

Aretha's gown is spectacular

I absolutely love this!!!! I’ve listened to this over and over again and I still get joy listening to their beautiful voices!

This is talent. No auto tune. There aren't 20 dancers on the stage, 4 skimpy costume changes, lasers or pyro. It's just four phenomenal women on stage singing an amazingly written song. It's shocking. They have on all of their clothes, yet they can sing. Thank you to the person who posted this!

I love all these singer (HUGE Aretha fan), but my favorite part is Miss Sassy at 2:42.

This is how you sing together. Nowadays all the “divas” want to outsing each other

What is fascinating to me about this performance is how well these four divas sing together without "stepping on" each others vocal lines. They each solo, and during each solo, the others harmonize and support the soloist, and then they harmonize well during the group choruses. Such skill, grace, and class are rare. Throughout the performance they seem to be enjoying themselves as well. The video and sound quality are not great - probably VHS taped from a broadcast - but the performance is not only historically unique and important, but also artistically satisfying. I'm surprised that this performance has not gotten more publicity over the years.

Aretha Franklin stood out in the midst of them to be a genuine soul singer !

My goodness so glad I found this. They all are AMAZING! But when The Queen gave them a sample of what was to come. Whoooo..chills! Replaying over & over again.

Youth is wasted on the young. I didn't understand that in '73, but I sure do now in '20.

Perfection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW! This is excellent. Each lady sounded great. 100% live singing w/o any silly excuses.

This is simply amazing. They all sound beautiful and are phenomenal! But Sarah brought me to tears. Something about her voice that gets to me every time I hear her..

This was one of the most interesting and fantastic performances. It really makes you understand the uniqueness of us all, because this will never be replicated anywhere. Wow, how lucky they all are to sing with each other.

My God! No exaggeration! How incredible!💧

what an amazing piece of footage.. 4 of my favourites

Sarah for phrasing, Roberta for tone, Aretha for soulful notes n Peggy for coolness..they compliment each other so well here.

What's the word for 4 all-time greatest, with the G.O,A.T ARETHA FRANKLIN

What a fabulous line up of talent. Thank God I lived when they were around

This is divine. These ladies just entertaining the crowd with their voices.

SO darn beautiful... I love em all but for me Sarah Vaughan is my fave of all this ladies

Where has this been all my life???

Now this is singing! No pyrotechnics- just pure talent and soul!

Holy Fcuk !! 4 divine Ladies having a whale of a time for us mortals. Hopefully one day this could be restored & digitised. O Yeah

This made me cry......BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Sassy in anything got to be great!

Simply, the best! Wow!

God Bless America!! the USA has the best singers per capital voice and instrument playing of all time. The world around USA imitates all the USA has. It does not meant that there are not good artist someplace else, but USA has the best in all, these ladies are amazing and super talented, ICONS and starts in the universe for sure!!

The Ellington standards are: Azure (instr.) - I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues - Solitude - Rocks In My Bed - I Got It Bad - Azure - Mood Indigo. GREAT medley, quite unusual, organic is the word that comes to mind. Thank you so much for sharing this shining moment with us, Gareth!

Each one of them could individually showcase a show and it would be a fantastic performance and to have all four on stage, WOW!

Peggy Lee can hang with the Big Girls !

Sarah Vaughan and Roberta Flack >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

All of there voices compliments each other in this performance.however Flack and Franklin are some of my favorite female singers.

Pure gold! R.I.P Aretha, Sarah and Peggy

Roberta is still here but she is dealing with some bad health issues, but to my other Queens of Jazz long may you reign in your music, we will forever miss you, you have left us your treasures

Four goddesses!

i just found this...MAN IM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG!!!!!

Some of the greatest singers ever. including my all time favourite Sassy Sarah.

That's unbelievable. Great singers sound great while complementing each other's performance. That much talent and no ego in sight. How times change.

Magnificent! I especially love seeing Peggy & Sarah together - they were close friends and you can see their affection and mutual respect in the way they interact.

Very poised. There's another plateau of classic with old school singers that too many of newbies lack today. I love how each of these pioneers voices can compliment thee others.

Oh my! Awesome! I am crying and laughing. These ladies, wow!

I mean, come on!!! It too saddens me that we may never see anything like this again.

To puglet7: We`re very much still watching. Thanks from a 20 and something year old who has still much to listen and learn.

Beyond iconic. Magical. Do people realize this quartet? These are Goddesses of Song and Music. I had never even heard of this. Thank you for posting this once-in-a-lifetime-moment. We're blessed. What a divine collaboration. Sarah, Peggy, Roberta, Aretha. Wow.

What is depressing is that we don’t seem to have any stars who could do this now ....

Talk about singing.....mind boggling.....thank you for posting

I just noticed this is not a song itself but a medley of songs from Etta James, Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald. It's so cool!

If a woman with Sarah Vaughan's voice sang to me I would propose marriage to her on the spot!

34 people had a really traumatising childhood, to press dislike

See, there used to be this thing called " Television" and this contraption showed this kind of talent, almost every night. YOU can't beat this and it was on this old thing, we called "TELEVISION", almost every night. Television was a great thing.

When they all sing that good, it is legal to point out that those dresses are beyond belief!